On this day: December 18
POSTED: 10:51 PM PST Dec 17, 2012
UPDATED: 11:00 PM PST Dec 17, 2012
America celebrates its first official day of thanksgiving, "The Nutcracker" debuts, the first "Pink Panther" short premieres, the first nuclear power plant in America goes online, all on this day.
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2002: "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers," the second part in filmmaker Peter Jackson's fantasy trilogy, opens in theaters. The movie would go on to gross more than $926 million worldwide and earn six Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, winning for Best Sound Editing and Best Visual Effects.
